……

When it was time to really set off, the three of them also brought a number of warriors to serve as coolies, of course, they were all trustworthy people, such as the officials of the county government and others.

But these people naturally can't be directly involved in the search, and they are only responsible for cordoning off the surroundings to prevent anyone else from breaking into the place.

The first thing they went to was a deserted house.

As planned, the guards guarded the door, and a dozen coolies searched the entire courtyard for anything suspicious.

"Looking for a key? Is this one? ”

"There's a key here...... too"

"Could it be this?"

Several people rummaged through the cabinets, especially focusing on the cabinets in several bedrooms, and indeed found a lot of keys, some large and small, I don't know where.

Aiqiu glanced at it a few times and found that he couldn't tell the difference, so he could only directly ask for the power of the immortals.

First of all, he placed the idol of the immortal in front of him, and then reverently told his wishes and thoughts in his heart.

After waiting patiently for a long time, the idol finally reacted.

As several people watched expectantly, the idol emitted a pale golden glow, sweeping from the floor to the ceiling of the entire room.

Eventually, the light converges and fades away.

It also made several people's hearts sink.

Obviously, there is no key to the Bone Land.

"Next ......"

Aiqiu said directly.

Time is urgent, and there is no time to grind.

The next location is a shop near the city gate.

It's not deserted, it's still in business.

It's just that now the shopkeeper has been "politely" invited to tea, and half of the shops on the street have been temporarily sealed off by the officials.

Like the first one, after searching around, it was finally scanned by the power of the immortals.

Still haven't found it.

"Then only the last one remains."

Aiqiu glanced at the paper.

"A mass grave outside the city?"

……

Because it had taken a lot of time before, it was already night when the group arrived at the mass grave.

A crescent moon hung high in the sky, and the cold moonlight fell, and from time to time there were a few mournful crow chirps from the bare branches around it.

The graves on the ground were extremely dirty, and there were many newly deceased and emaciated corpses that had been discarded here, and there were also some corpses that had not been buried that showed signs of decay, and there was a mixture of red and yellow corpse water, exuding a strong stench that made people feel a little sick to their stomachs.

Fortunately, these warriors were not newcomers, so they quickly got used to it, held their breath, and began to search carefully around them.

Aiqiu watched the movements of the people around him, and felt a little disappointed.

There was no news from the first two, and he didn't have much hope for this last one.

Although I already knew that this key was difficult to find, I couldn't help but sigh when my hope was really disappointed.

Tian Xin kicked the half-cut leg bone left by an unknown corpse on the ground, and the thing immediately rolled for a distance, and finally stopped on the edge of a small grave.

"Han You, that guy can't be playing tricks on purpose, right?"

"That shouldn't be it, this time it's a big deal, he shouldn't dare to ......" Wei Quan shook his head, "And it only took him so many days, and it took the Liu City Lord ten years to find it." ”

"Bibi will know by looking at it, at least it's good to have news so soon."

"Alright, there's no need to argue. It's a big deal, we'll give that kid some good things when we go back, and let him cheer him up. ”

Aiqiu went on a routine business and took out the idol.

"It's getting late, let's deal with it early and go back early."

He didn't have much hope anymore and directly began to ask the immortals for help.

Soon, the idol slowly lit up with a golden light, which stood out in the dark night.

The golden light spread rapidly in the graveyard, covering most of the area in the blink of an eye.

But it didn't take long for it to start shrinking, and most of the golden light began to dissipate.

"Sure enough......" Aiqiu thought silently.

Just as he was about to put the idol away, he suddenly noticed something was wrong.

The golden light doesn't seem to have completely disappeared.

The last ray of light stayed on the grave where the bones that Tian Xin kicked just now fell on.

"That's ......"

He was stunned for a moment, and immediately his expression changed drastically, as if he realized something: "There! Dig up that grave! ”

At the sound of the order, the coolies immediately moved.

Soon, the mound was dug up, revealing the bones and weapons underneath.

Aiqiu approached with a solemn face, and although the idol in his hand moved, the light was always locked in the same place—

The cracked and mottled bone shield.

"Key ......"

He muttered under his breath, a little incredulous.

Tian Xin, who was on the side, squatted down and took a closer look, very puzzled: "The immortal wouldn't be ...... This thing is the key, right? ”

"It's a shield, and it doesn't match the key."

Wei Quan said with the same serious face: "We can't just judge from appearance, we just need to believe in the guidance of the immortals." ”

Tian Xin nodded thoughtfully and did not refute.

"We really found the key!"

Aiqiu's voice trembled slightly, and he slowly reached out to the bone shield.

But at this moment.

His expression changed suddenly, and he quickly drew his sword in front of him.

"Bell!"

Two successive metal collisions rang out.

The two knives were blocked by the blades.

"Who?!"

The surrounding people immediately looked around vigilantly.

At this moment, a figure slowly walked out of the shadow behind a dead tree not far away.

It's just that under the moonlight, you can see that the other party is wearing a black robe that covers his figure, wearing a black veil, and he can't see it at all.

"Sure enough...... You've found the key......"

The man sneered in a low voice.

"Hand over the key, and I'll leave you alive."

"Otherwise......"

His voice grew darker.

"Let's all die here!"

"Whereabouts exposed?!"

The three of Aiqiu suddenly looked solemn.

This is no small feat.

From the beginning to the present, this search is very sudden, and even if there is an internal ghost, it should not be too late to report it.

Unless......

The other party has already had the news, and has been following them all the time.

"The news leaked by Han You's side? Or ......"

Before they had time to think carefully, the other party had already begun to move.

With a flash of figure, he rushed directly in front of a close martial artist, and slapped it with one palm, and the five-rank martial artist had no room for resistance, and was directly knocked out, his chest was sunken, and blood flowed all over the ground.

Aiqiu's expression changed: "Nine-rank martial artist?!" ”

Wei Quan said: "No, the strength is a little vain, it looks like it was forcibly promoted by some secret technique temporarily, and there should be a time limit to ......."

But for them, the eight-rank martial artists, it was enough to form a crushing momentum.